Sewing and edging machine.



R. B. THOIVIPSGN.

SEWING AND EDGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.I8.1914.

Paten-.ed May 21, i918.

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SEWING AND EDGING MACHINE. APPLICAVTION FELED FEB. I8. l9l4.

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R. B. THOMPSON. SEWING AND EDGING MACHINE.

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R. B. THOMPSON.

SEWINGAND EDGING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18.1914.

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THOMP-SQNOF'COHOES, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO UNIONSECIAILMACFQNE COMPANY, or ciiicneojinmnois; ii CORPORATIONOF ILLINOIS.

SEWING AND i EDGING MACHINE.

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Application lcd February 18, 1914. Serial 110.819,409.

To all whom t maycoacern: i

Beit knownthat I, RiiUBiiN` B.. THOMP- soN, a citi/.en of thefUnited States, residing at Colioes, in the county of Albany, State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful lmprovements in Sewing` and Edging Machines, ofwhich the following is a description, referencebeing had to the accompanying.,drawing., and tothe figures of reference inarkedithereoii. i

The invention `relates to` new and useful improvements in se wing machines, and `more particularly to sewing, machines: which are adapted to forni and stitch a projecting edge to the edge of a fabric. l

An object ofl the invention is `to provide a machine of the above character. wherein devices are positively movedback andforth above and below va tape respectively` for forming. an edging, and the edging threads are securedtoa `fabric and to each other by` lines ofstitching which are laid atfopposite. sides of the tape but `are free from engage-4 ment with the tape,` andwherein a thread y holding. device is .formedl for said edging threads `to properly position the same relative to the needles.

A further object of the invention is to provide adevice ofthe above character with a device for laying a reinforcing scallop thread which is `secured to the edging by during. the .stitching the outer line of-stitching.

A stillfurther object ofthe inventionis to provide devices ofthe above character wherein the needles are. vibrated laterally edgingA may be secured to a fabric by the over edgestitches only whereby the edging will lie in the plane of the fabric.

IAQ still further object ofthe invention is to provide a thread laying device for `forming a reinforced scallop, which thread lay-` ing'device has a movement given thereto for drawing alength of thread through the eye of said device.'

These and other objects will in partxbe obvious and will in part be hereinafter more fully disclosed.

In the drawings which show .by way of" illustration one embodiment of the. invention,

Fis

chine embodying my improvements.

Fig. Q'is a rear view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end view ofthe machine.

oper-ation. so that the ure l isa front view of' an edging maf d Fig. ,et is a top plan view of the machine.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on Athe line `{i4-5 of Fig. 1L

Fig. 6 isl a sectional view on the line 6-6 of'Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view in rear of the :needle head looking in the direction thereof. i

Fig. S is a detail'in perspectiveshowing the stitching elements and the thread laying devices for forming the edging. I

Fig.y 9 is a plan view on an enlargedscale lshowinga fabric having an edge built there? on by my improved mechanism Fig.` 10 `is a sectional view through the same.

Fig. 11 is a detailA showingV diagrammatically the position `of the needles and' the edging forming lingers at the forward endv of their stroke.

Fig. l2 is a similar view showingsaid finF gers at` the rear end of their stroke andfin dotted lines the fingers at` the forward-end of' their stroke, and the stitches which are made between thesev movements of the iingers.

edging forming fingers'. n

Fig. 14 is a detailshowing d cally the position of the needles and the scallop-forming linger when said fingeris at: theforward end of its stroke.

` Fig. lis a similar view with said finger at itsintermedi ate :posit-ion" of dwell ,Fig 16 is asimilar view showing. the

finger at the rear end ofits stroke andin Fig. `19 is a detail in perspective, showing the supporting bracket at the lower end of the needle head, and the thread-holding finger with a portion of its supporting'rodi Fig; 20 is a section on the line fr-of Fig. 19.

Theinvention consists, generally,.in provding a `stitch forming mechanism which includes two needles which are laterally spaced so that' tape may be fed. between the needles.. These needles are vibrated` Fig. 13 is a detail showinga development of a section ofthe cani lfor operating"` the iiagrammati-` Specification of Letters Patent. 1313156111136@ llllty 2li, i915? iio ' presser foot. These fingers each carry an y a position that of the fabric.

, 5 is oscillated back and forth for vthe ktape feeding device are edging forming lingers which are vertically spaced and which are oscillated one above and the other Y below the tapeas it is fed underneath the edging forming thread. vThe fabric on to which the edging is to be built is fed along side' of one ofthe stitchingvneedles in such the needle at one stroke will enter the fabric while at its next stroke it will pass over the edge of the fabric. These thread laying fingers which build the edging are so tined and oscillated as to lay their threads 'in a loopV which is entered by this needle which passes through the fabric at the stitch when said needle passes over the edge of the fabric so that the edging threads will be joined to the body fabric by the over edge stitch and these edging forming threads will, therefore, lie substantially in the plane The other needle forms stitches in the air, so to speak, which produce an enchained line of stitches lying along but outside-of the other edge of the tape. kA third thread carrying nger is so positioned and .timed as to lay a reinforcing scallop thread in loops which are entered by the needle forming the stitches in the air at every fourth stroke of the needle. Thus an edging is built up wherein the edging threads extend above and below the tape and are abutted against the edge of the body fabric and are secured thereto. A scallop thread is also laid along the outer edge of the edging and is secured to the the chain of stitches which unite the edging threads and hold the same in proper spaced relation to each other.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, in the present 'embodiment of the invention, my improved sewing and edging machine consists of a bed plate 1 from which rises a standard 2 having an overhanging arm 3 carrying a needle head 4 onv which is mounted a needle gate 5. A needle bar 6 is reciprocated in said head byv a needlelever 7 which is connected to theneedle bar by a link 8. This needle lever is pivoted at 9 to the overhanging arm and is oscillated by a link 10 which coperates with'an eccentric von the main shaft 11. The needle bar 6 as herein-V shown carries two needles 12 and 13, which are spaced from each other and which are also set in a line slightly inclined to the line of feed, see Figs. 5 and 8. The needle gate the needles laterally by a cam 14 formed in a drum 15 pivoted on a stub shaft carried by the standard. This cam 14 engages a roller 16 on a lrock lever 17. The rock lever 17 is connected by a link 18 to a bracket 19 which is secured to an arm 20 formed integral with edging by vibrating the needle gate 5 by screws 21. A second arm 22 is also fixed to the needle gate at the end thereof in which the needle bar reciprocates and this arm 22 is secured to the bracket 19 by a screw 23. This connection between the rock lever 17 and the needle gate forms a very rigid connection for imparting lateral vibrations to the needle bar. The rock lever 17 is pivoted to a bracket arm 21 screwed to the standard. The drum 15 carries a gear wheel 25 which meshes with a gear wheel 26 on the main shaft 11. These gear wheels are so proportioned that the drum 15 rotates once for everytwo complete rotations of the main shaft so that for each complete reciprocation of the needle bar said needle bar is moved laterally once.

Coperating with the needles underneath the work support are the loopers 27 and 2S. These loopers are fixed to a looper carrier 29 which is pivoted on a looper support 30. The looper support is oscillated by an arm 31 which coperates with an eccentric 32 on the main shaft 11. This oscillation of the looper support gives the usual needle avoid- "ing movement to the loopers.

he looper carrier is oscillated on its support by a link 33 which is pivoted to the needle lever extension 34.

The body material on to which an edging is to be built is guided over the work support 35 by an edge guide 36. This edge guide 36 is so disposed that the edge of the body material is fed between the extremes of vibration to the left hand needle 12 so that said needle will enter the body fabric at one stitch and at the next stitch will pass over the edge of said fabric.

The fabric being stitched is held on the work support 35 by a presser foot 37. This presser foot is formedv with a yielding section 3S which engages the body fabric and with a rigid section 39 located at one side of said yielding section. This yielding sec` tion `is of the usual construction and a detail construction thereof is not thought necessary. The presser foot is carried by the presser bar 40 and is mounted so as to be moved up and down in the needle head at the forward end ofthe overhanging arm. Coperating with the presser foot is a feed dog 41, which is of the usual four motion type, wherein said feed dog is moved into engagement with the fabric and then horizontally for feeding the fabric after which it is lowered from engagement with the fabric and returned for its next feeding Stroke. The needle threads are led through tension devices 41 and thence through suitable guides 42 and 43 to a guide (3 at the upper end of the needle bar and from thence through other guides'to the needles. The looper threads are led through suitable tensions 45 and thence through the guiding tube 46 to the usual looper thread control@ ling mechanism 47 and` from-thence. to t-he loopers. i

A tape is fed through av guide44 and is then directed underneath the. presser` foot and between the needles by a tapeguide 48. This tape. guide is mounted on a bracket 49 adjustably secured to the work support by screws 50 whichf. pass through vertical slots 51 in the bracket into the work support. Said tape guide is tubular in form andextends from the point above the lower end of the needle gate to a point adjacentl the stitching mechanism; At the lower end the tape guide is `bent so as to extend horizontally, as at 52. The forward end of this tape guide lies adjacent the path of movenient of the needles,l and the delivery end thereof is inclined soas to extend in a direction substantially parallel with aV line con-l taining the needles. This tape guide is also directly infront of the rigid' section of the presser foot and said section at itsiforward end is formed with a guiding recess 53 which extends underneath the presser foot and the full length thereof. Saidguiding recess isalso out so as to be inclined to the line of feed and extends in a direction parallel with a line passing through the needles.

The edging is built on to the body fabric by thread laying lingers 54 and 55, see Fig. 8. These thread laying lingers are formed integral with a supporting; shank 56 and are vertically spaced,` as clearly shown in this figure of the drawing. The upper thread linge` 54- is provided with a guide eye 57` and with guiding devices 5S` through which the thread is led to said guide eye.

The lower thread finger extends some distance in advance of the upper thread finger and is provided with a thread guiding eye 59 located substantially in line with the thread guiding eye 57 in the finger 54..

The shank 5G is formed with a passage 60y through which the thread is led to the thread guiding eye 59. The shank 56 is rigidly attached to an arm 6l carried by a rock shaft 62 mounted to oscillate about a vertical axis in a bracket 63 secured to the lower end of the needle head. The upper end of the rock shaft 62 carries an arm 64 which has a ball stud and this ball stud is pivotally connected to a link 65.. rThe link 65 at its other end is pivoted to a ball stud 6G carried by an L-shaped arm G7, pivoted at 68 to a bracket carried by the bed of the machine. rThis L-shaped arm carries a roller stud 69v which runs in a cam groove 70 in a` cam drum 71. This drum 71 is fixed to a sleeve mounted to rotate on a bearing` 72 which is rigidly carried by a bracket 73, see

Fig. 2i This bracket 73 is fixed to the bed plate of the machine by clamping bolts 7 4. The bracket supporting the drumis formed integral with the bracket supporting j the pivot stud (SSfor the L-shaped armGT. The pivotal support 63 forthe thread fingers 54 and 55 islocated so. thatv aline passing through the needles wouldi be substantially tangential to a circle-struck fronr its pivotal.` center. Therthread fingers 54 and 55 are` also curved substantially about the pivotal `point- (S-Ltas a' center so that these thread fingers .may be caused to oscillate very close tothe needles.

The cam groove 70, as clearly shown in Figs. G and 13., is soA constructed that the thread lingers54 and 55l are given an extended' dwell when at the rear end of their stroke,- and these lingers are rapidlymoved forward andfgiven a dwell at theforward end oftheir stroke only sufficient for the needles to pass down between the threads carried by the ylingers `and the body of the thread-carrying fingers themselves.

The caml drum 71 is rotated by a gear wheel-175 which `meshes with a gear wheel 76" carried the studi shaft which supports the drum 15. Thesegears 7 5 and 75 are so proportioned that the cam drum- 7l rotates once forcvery four rotations of the cani drunrl5 The cani groove TO isformed with.. two lateral extensions,l so that for` every revolution of the cam drum 71, the thread fingers 54 and 55 will be given two complete oscillations. Therefore, the thread fingers 54 and 55 will be oscillated oncefor every fourth reciprocation` of the needle bar, and said cams are so timed that the thread fingers are oscillated to form `a loop in the edging threads, so that said loops will be engaged by the needle which passes through the fabric at the time said needle is passing over the edge of Athe fabric.A

These thread fingers 54 and 55 are so positioned relative to the tape guide that one linger moves above the tapejguide, while the other finger moves below the tape guide.

Coperating with these thread-laying fingers which form.` the edging,`is a threadholding finger 77. This thread-holding finger 77 is fixed to a rod TSwhich reciprocates in a sleeve, 79 carried by the bracket G3, above referred to.; Said :linger is held ina recess in the rod 78 by a set screw 772 which permits lsaid finger to be adjusted longitudinally of the rod and also turned in its recess or socket. The, upper end of the. rod 7S is pivoted to anarm 8l of a rock lever pivoted at 82 to 'the bracket 63. This rock lever has a depending arm which carries a roller stud S4 adapted to` engage a. surface cam 85 attached to and rotating with` the cam drum 71. This surface cam is provided with slots 86 and screws 87 passing through the` slots hoid the surface cam. to-thedrum. The slots are so `shaped that the calnmay be angularly adjusted relative tothe drum. A springl SS surrounding the holds the roller stud 811 in contact with the cam 85.' This cam 85 is provided with two operating shoulders 89, each of which separates two extended dwell portions on the cam. The thread holding` fingers 77 will be raised and lowered as this cam 85 rotates. Then the finger is in its lower position, it enters a recess 90 in the work support 35.

- This finger when in its extreme lower posif mainbracket, above referred to.

tion serves as a post around which the edging threads are laid so that they are drawn taut and properly positioned for the needles to pass between the threads and the body of the fingers 511 and 55. This linger 77 is raised after the edge forming threads are secured by the needle threads so as to permit the formed edging to be fed forward with the body fabric.

A reinforcing scallop thread is carried bv a thread finger 91. This thread finger is attached to a supporting shank 92. The supporting shank 92 is pivoted on a rock arm 93 which in turn is pivoted at 91 to a bracket arm 95 adjustably attached to the main supporting bracket which carries the cam drum and the pivotal support for the arm 67. The thread finger 91 is formed at its front end with a thread guiding eye 96. The supporting shank for this thread finger rigidly carries an arm 97 which slides in a sleeve 98 pivotally mounted on a bracket arm 99 which is formed as a part of the The arm 93 carries a ball stud at 100 which is connected to a link 101. The other end of the link 101 is connected to a ball stud 102 carried by an L-shaped lever 103.

This L-shaped lever 103 is loosely mounted on the pivotal support 68 for the arm 67. A collar 104 holds the arm 103 in place. The L-shaped arm 103 carries a supporting stud 105 on which'is mounted a roller 106. This roller 106 runs in a cam groove 107 formed in a cam drum 108 located along side of and rotating with the cam drum 71. This roller stud engages the cam drum 108 at the lower side thereof, while the roller stud 69 engages the cam drum 71 at the upper side thereof. The cam groove 107, see Fig. 17, is formed'with a cam section 109, a substantially straight section 110, which is relatively short, and a longer straight section 111. This camgroove is so proportioned and shaped that the thread finger for laying the reinforced scallop of thread is moved to the forward end of its stroke where it is held for an instant by the cam section 109. When at the forward end of its stroke the thread carried thereby is laid around the thread linger 77 and the thread between the eye in the thread carrying finger 91 and the thread holding finger 77 is taut and is so positioned relative to the right hand needle at its eXtreme right hand stroke that said needle passes between the thread and the body of the thread carrying) finger 91. This thread finger 91 is then retracted to an intermediate position where it is given a dwell by the straight section 110 in the cam groove 107. Said thread carrying tinger 91 is then given a further backward movement and a final dwell by the straight section 111 in said cam groove 107. This second movement of the thread finger pulls thread through the finger for giving the necessary slack to form the scallop.

The thread carrying linger 91 has a very irregular pull or movement, owing to the fact that it is pivoted to the oscillating arm 93 and its movelnents on said pivotal connection are controlled by the sleeve 98. The first movement of the thread carrying linger 91 is substantially a straightmovement in a direction substantially at right angles to the line of feed. The second movement of the thread carrying tinger is in a direction away from the line of feed and rearward or toward the operating drum therefor. The work support is formed with a recess 112` and the thread carrying finger 91 moves into and out of this recess. `The thread carrying finger, therefore, at its forward end, moves underneath the tape.

The feed dog L11 is made in two sections. 41a and 41", see Fig. 18. A stitch linger 113 is provided for the needle 12, and a stitch finger 1141 is provided for the needle 13. A feed dog L11b has a section extending to a point slightly in advance of the needle 13 so thatthe tape and the built up edging will be properly fed along with the fabric which is fed by the feed section 411.

In Fig. 9 of the drawings, I have shown a body fabric F, on to which an edging has been built, which consists of edge forming threads a and Z). These threads are formed in loops, one above and the other below a tape T. The loops are joined to the body fabric b v a line of stitching s, which is a zig-zag line of stitching. certain alternate stitches of which extend over the edge of the body fabric and through the loops in the edging threads. These edging threads are also joined and held in predetermined position relative to each other by a line of stitching s, or a line of enchained loops. These enchained loops are also formed by a needle which vibrates laterally. A reinforced edging thread c is laid in scallops and is secured to the line of s titching s b v every fourth stitch therein.

The thread a passes through a suitable guide 115 and thence between tensions 11G and through a slack controlling wire loop 117. The edging thread Z) passes through a guide eye 118, thence through tensions 119, and thence through said slack control* ling loop 117. The scallop thread c is led through asuitable tension 120 and`thence to the guide eye 121 carried by the thread carrying fingers 91.

1 rInFigsll and 12 of the drawings, I vhave shown zinore or dess diagrammatically the thread carrying lingers 5lzand 55 atthe forward endiof their stroke, ,and the' threads a and bidraivnftaut aroundthepost formed by theY thread finger 77, andthe needles i12rand 13 passlbetweenthe threads a and ibi and ythe body of ithe thread lingers 54l` and 755, and theythread between ,the eyeof the needlesand theprevgous needle punctures isilaidacross thesefythreads a and-b. The needle threads at this Astroke oin'the ,loops `formed in' the edginggthreads -to the -body ,fabric 4and Valso unite {theft-wo threads, one of .which extends abovegtheftape, and the othersbelow the tape ata\ ..pointV outside of the tape.

`1n F ig. 12,1;liave shcwn'thc thread fingers 5tan'd 55retracted,jand indotted lineSQthe nextaforivard moyeinent of thethreadkfingers, land' (the intermediate stitches formed bythefneedle ithreads, ,land it vill be noted that the? edge forming 4threads are securedto the lbodyfabric atevery fourth-stitch, and likewisewthe itwo threads forming fthe edging are b0undtogetlj1er at every fouIft-hstitch.

:In Eig. fllof fthe drawings, l' iliave shown the -threadcaruying ifinger 91 in its forward position andthe lthread c carried thereby as extendingaboutthe post formed jby 4the thread .finger 7,7. The thread @iis securedby the V:needle th-read Vextending between the ,eye of the needle `13 `and the ,previous interlocking of thethreadsvformed "by the previous passing of the needlefas indicated in dotted lines in this figure; 1 vvIn '.Eig. -15,;.the next advance downward movements of the Lneedles is indicated and the? thread finger f9.1 .is retracted to its intermediate position. .l ,In `Figa :16, thet-hread hnger 91 lis'shown in` Lfits `f extreme rearward position having drawn eff -thread for the next scallop, and in'vdotted lines its forward position wherein the scallop'islaid and the scallop ythread again secured byftheouter Ineedle. lheftim-` inglof ,the thread finger 91 Aand the thread fingers 54 and 55 are such 'ith-at Athescallop thread of 'the `,finger 91 is.` joined to the threads laid .by `the fingers k5i land 5,5. hln other words, .the outer 4needle 13 forms stitches ,which sunround the threads aand b and the-scallop thread.

- In the roperation Jof-my machine, a l.body

fabric Aon which an :edging is Ato be lfed is fed alongside of the edge guide; 4the thread fingers 5a :and 55 :lay edgingthreadsin loops which ,are secured to y@this ibody fabric by lthe stitching threads of one "of the needles. A tape is fed between the edging threadsy 'and these edging threads are securedtogether outside vof the ,tape by the other stitching needlewhiclnalso joinsthe scallop thread vto the edging which reinforces the scallops.

rJllhese "edging threads are joined together and heldin predetermined ,position :to each other by the interlocked loops of this `outer needle, and the tape which extends between the loops of the edging threads is free to slide in said loops. i

I have, by the inechanisniabove described, provided a machine for `rapidly 'forming an edging which is 1of a durable character and theedgelis not only formed aroundthe tape but is so secured `to `the -body fabric as to lie .substantially in theplane of the body fabric. The stitching threadsoyer-edge the body fabric and cover the saine, and also joinythe bars or loops of theedgingiso as `to hold them in 'predetermined relation to each other. t

' It is obvious that minor changes in the details of construction and the arrangenient of partsv maybe made without departing from :the spirit of` the inventionasset forth in 'the appended claims.

`Having thus describediny invention, what I clairnfis: 1

l. A sewing `'machine for forming an'edging lon a :fabric comprising stitch forming mechanism including spaced needles, a thread guiding device movable in fronti of the needles yfor forming a loop in an edging thread to be entered by said needles, a thread finger' located in the rear kof Asaid needles around'which the edgingthreadis drawn, a 95 second threadguiding device, and :means for inovingsaid last namedthread guiding devicefor forming a 'loop in a scallop reinforcing thread and positioning the-same @for the entrance `of one of said .needles only.

2. 'A sewing machine for forming anedging on ,a fabric comprising stitch forming mechanism including Aspaced needles, a ,tape guide located in advance of l:the needles for guiding a tapebetivreen the needles, a .fabric 105 guide for guiding a body fabric to one of the 'needles "only, thread guiding devices movable above and below Athe `tape guide `in front of 'the needles, a threadholdingfinger located yin rear of lthe .needles land coperat- 1,10 ing with said thread vguiding device for positioning theedging thread forlthe entrance ofboth" needles into said loop, a"second thread guiding device, and `means forwmov i-ngthe` samersoasito-position a loop of scal- 115 lop reinforcing thread for4 theentrance `of one of thene'edlesonly.

p y3. 'Asewing vmachine Vfor `form-ing an' `edgingona fabric comprising ispaced needles, means for' -vibrating `saidneedles laterally, 120 means `-for` feeding a Lfabric to :one .of `said needles `whereby stitches are formed around theedge ofthe fabric, a tapeguide in front ofsaid needles for 4guidinga tape between the needles, 'thread guidingdevices .movable 12.5 above `and below the tape guide respectively for forming loops in fan .edging zthread and for presenting these loops 4to the overied-ge stitchesof the needles at certain intervals, and a stitch finger located in rear of the 130 needles a'round which sai@` edging threads are drawn, means independent of the thread guiding devices for raising the said stitch finger for permitting the free feed of the fabric and the formed edging. Ll, A sewing machine for forming an edging on'a fabric comprising spaced needles, means ffor vibrating said needles laterally, means v.for feeding a fabric to one of said needles whereby stitches are formed around the edge of the fabric, a tape guide in front ofv said needles for guiding a tape between the needles,l thread guiding devices movable above and below the tape guide respectively for forming loops in an edging thread and for presenting these loops to the over-edge stitches of the needles at certain intervals, anda stitch finger located in rear of the needles around which said edging "threads are drawn, means independent of the thread guiding'devices for raising the said stitch finger for permitting the free feed of the fabric-,and the formed edging, ay second thread guiding device for guiding a scallop thread and forminc' loops therein at intervals to be engaged by the needle which is located at a distance from the edge of the fabric.

5. -A sewing machine for forming an edging on va fabric, comprising a work support, stitchforming mechanism including spaced needles,means for vibrating the needles laterally, said work support having a stitch linger over which the needle stitches are formed, a feed dog having a section located in rear ,of each needle, an edge guide for guiding a body fabric to one of said needles, whereby the edge of the fabric is overstitched, a presser foot having a yielding sectiony adapted to bear on the body fabric, and a rigid section having a guiding 'recess located between the needles, means for guidingatape between the needles to said guiding` recess, thread guiding fingers 'operating above'and below the tape guide, respectively, for forming loops in an edging thread and presenting the same to the needle engaging the Abody fabric when certain ofthe stitches are: passing over the edge of the fabric. f 6. A sewing machinefor forming an edg ing on afabric, comprising a worksupport,

' stitch forming meclianismfincluding spaced needles, means for vibrating the needles laterally, said work supporthaving av stitch lingervr overwhich the needle stitches are formed, a feed dog having a section located in rear of each needle, an edge guide for guiding abody fabric to one of said needles whereby the edge of the fabric 1s Voverstitched, a presser foot having a yielding se'ctionadapted to bear on the body fabric,

vand a rigid section having a guiding recess located between the needles, means for guiding a tape between the needles to said guiding recess, thread guiding fingers operating above and below the tape guide respectively for forming loops in an edging thread and presenting the same to the needle engaging the body fabric at certain of the stitches passing over the edge of the fabric, a thread finger located in rear of the needles around which the edging threads are drawn.

7. A sewing machine for forming an edging on a fabric, comprising a4 work support stitch forming mechanism including spaced needles, means for vibrating the needles laterally, said work support havinfr a stitch linger over which the needle stitches are formed, a feed dog having a section located in rear of each needle, an edge guide for guiding a body fabric to one of said needles, whereby the edge of the fabric is overstitched, a presser foot having a yielding section adapted to bear on the body fabric, and a rigid section having a guiding recess located between the needles, means for guiding a tape between the needles to said guiding recess, thread guiding fingers operating above and below the tape guide, respectively, for forming loops in an edging thread and presenting the same to the needle engaging the body fabric at certain of the stitches passing over the edge of the fabric, a thread finger located in rear of the needles around which the edging threads are drawn, and a third thread carrying finger adapted to present a reinforcing scallop thread to the needle at a distance from the edge of the fabric at certain intervals.

8. A sewing machine for forming an edging on a fabric, comprising spaced needles, means for feeding a fabric so that its edge is engaged by one of said needles, devices for forming loops in edging threads and presenting the same to said needles, a thread carrying device for forming reinforcing scallop loops and presenting the same to the needle at a distance from the ed e of the fabric, means for operating sai thread carrying device and give to said device a thread drawing movement for pulling slack to form the scallops.

9. A sewing machine for formin ing on a-fabric comprising space needles, means for feeding a fabric so that its edge is engaged by one of said needles, means or forming loops in edging threads and presenting the same to said needles, a thread carrying device for guiding and positioning a vreinforcing scallop thread, means for bodily moving said thread carrying device toward and from the needles, and means for oscillating said thread carrying device to give a thread drawing movement thereto during its bodily travel. l

1t). A sewing machine for forming an edging on a fabric comprising spaced needles, means for feeding a fabric so that its edge is engaged by one of said needles, means for forming loops in edging threads an edgand presenting the same to said needles,a thread carrying device for guiding and positioning a reinforcing scallop thread, an oscillating arm on which said thread carrying device is pivotally mounted, `a har rigidly carried by 'said thread carrying device and a pivoted sleeve in Which said bar reciprocates.

11. A sewing machine including in combination stitch forming mechanism, a thread laying finger coperating with said stitch forming mechanism, an Oscillating arm on wh ich said finger is pivotally supported7 a bar rigidly attached to said finger, and a pivoted lsleeve in Which said bar reeiprocates 15 for oscillating said thread laying linger on said oscillating arm during themovements thereof.

In testimony whereof1 I affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

REUBEN B. THOMPSON. Vitnesses:

R: J. DoNLoN, FRANK T. MONAHAN.

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